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Activity
Exploratorium

Jacques Cousteau in Seashells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Visionaries create images out of dots to demonstrate the eye-brain connection. Through this activity, they learn that the brain interprets data collected by the eye into recognizable information. Search online for "Jacques Cousteau in...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Blind Spot

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A small card with a dot and an X is held at arm's length and used to show youngsters where their blind spot is. This illuminating little activity is a compact addition to your lesson on the structure of the eye as it explains the part of...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Afterimage

For Teachers 4th - 8th
To illuminate how afterimage occurs, create a star, square, or other geometric-shaped light for learners to look at for 30 seconds. Then, have them explain what they see as they shift their focus to a blank wall. A full explanation of...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Far Out Corners

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Construct a three-dimensional optical illusion when your class is exploring vision and how the eye and brain work together. Three concave corners are mounted inside of a black box, but as a light is shined upon them, they appear to be...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Similar/Different: Nervous System

For Students 5th - 10th
In this nervous system worksheet, students identify 2 ways that a computer and brain, a telephone wire and the spinal cord and a camera and an eye are similar and different.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oh, Say Can You See

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore different parts of the eye and functions of each part through a video and a dissection of a cow's eye. They discover different causes of blindness.
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Handout
Other

The Flow of the Aqueous Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed diagram of where the aqueous fluid comes from and what its function is.
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Handout
The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum of Innovation: Inside Your Eyeball

For Students 3rd - 9th
After discussing the basics of the eye, this site explores the various functions of the eye and parts from the optic nerves to the retina. Cones, rods, and the brain are also discussed.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Image Formation/detection

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover the four parts of the eye are the most instrumental in the task of producing images that are discernible by the brain.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.47 Vision

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the nature of human vision.
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Website
Other

Tsbvi: Information About Color and Color Blindness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides a list of links about color blindness. Split into two categories: living with color blindness, and color blindness tests and simulations.